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    <h2>Canvas Connection</h2>
    
    <p>Selecting a Connection in a Canvas means that you can edit or view its properties in the Properties Window.</p>
    
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    <p class="font12"><strong>Properties</strong></p>
    
    <p>Selecting a Connection in a Canvas View means that you can edit or view the following properties in the Properties window.</p>
    
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    <p class="font12"><strong>The Main Tab</strong></p>
    
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    <p class="caption">Editing the "Main" Properties for a Connection</p>
    
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        <td><strong>Locked:</strong></td>
        <td>Selecting this ensures that the Connection cannot be moved or edited.</td>
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        <td><strong>Name:</strong></td>
        <td>The name of the Connection. If supplied this will appear next to the Connection on the View.</td>
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        <td><strong>Documentation:</strong></td>
        <td>A space to enter some user documentation relating to the Connection</td>
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    <p class="font12"><strong>The Properties Tab</strong></p>
    
    <p>For more information about creating and managing User Properties see <a href="properties_user_properties.html">User Properties</a>.</p>
    
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    <p class="font12"><strong>The Appearance Tab</strong></p>
    
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    <p class="caption">Editing the "Appearance" Properties for a Connection in a Canvas</p>

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        <td ><strong>Text Position:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the position of the text that will appear next to the line on the View. Options are "Source", "Middle" and "Target".</td>
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        <td><strong>Line Width:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the width of the connection line. Options are "Normal", "Medium" and "Heavy".</td>
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        <td><strong>Line Style:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the the connection line's source and target head types, and main line style.</td>
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        <td><strong>Font:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the font used for the text in the selected connection. The "Default" button sets the font to the default setting as set in Preferences.</td>
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        <td><strong>Font colour:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the colour of the font used for the  text in the selected connection. The "Default" button sets the font colour to  the default setting.</td>
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        <td><strong>Line colour:</strong></td>
        <td>Sets the colour of the connection line. The "Default" button sets the line colour to the default setting.</td>
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